dropped calls. a too familiar annoyance. >> one congressman is taking aim at verizon wireless. our ken molestina is live with concerns that have caught the attentions of federal investigators. ken. >> congressman gerry connolly of virginia spoke candidly today about what he described as a sub-par 911 call routing system run by verizon. now he is the one making the call to the fcc and he wants some change. >> i guess i would give it a d. >> reporter: virginia congressman gerry connolly is slamming verizon wireless. the company is contracted to route 911 calls throughout most of the washington area. according to him they have fallen short. >> the whole purpose of having 911 is when you need it, it works. >> reporter: he cites recent weather events that have knocked out the system as examples of where they've failed. during the 2010-11 winter several storms like snowmageddon interrupted service. more recently this summers deer re summers derecho did the same thing. now he and others are behind a push to verizon to improve their service or face scrutiny. >> if verizon can't be counted on t

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congressman is blaming verizon wireless for the problems. >> jerry connolly described a subpar 911 system run by verizon. now he wants the federal communications system to help fix it. ken molestina tells us how. >> i guess i would give it a d. >> reporter: virginia congressman jerry connolly is slamming verizon wireless. they're contracted to route 911 calls throughout much of the washington area. according to him, they've fallen short. >> the whole purpose of having 911 is when you need it, it works. >> reporter: he cites recent weather events that have knocked out the systems as examples of where they've failed. during the 2010-2011 winter, several storms interrupted 911 service. more recently this summer's derecho did the same thing. >> the catastrophic failure that occurred at the time of the derecho is not an isolated incident. there have been a number of 911 outages. >> reporter: some callers got busy signals, others got nothing at all. now he and two other corningmen are -- congressmen are behind a push to get them to face scrutiny good if they can't be counted on to do it

from the destruction of hurricane sandy-- verizon customers will be getting faster, and more, telecom services. the company said today it is replacing damaged copper wires with fiber optic cable. that upgrade from older, slower copper allows verizon to offer more digital services, including bundling phone, internet and cable tv. and it means an increase in revenues for verizon. tom, that was the message from verizon's c.e.o., speaking at an investor conference today. but it didn't do much for the stock. verizon shares fell, like many of its fellow dow components trading here on the big board. >> tom: let's get going with tonight's "mark focus." with no big economic data for cues, stocks finished a lackluster day in negative territory. the s&p 500 struggled to find a clear direction and spent most of the session in the red. it ended with a small loss of two tenths of 1%. trading volume continued to be moderate-- 674 million shares on the big board; under 1.8 billion shares traded on the nasdaq. we saw small sector moves, as well. the telecommunications sector's seven tenths of

deal ends soon. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities go to verizon.com/greatdeal today. at 800-974-6006 tty/v. that's verizon.com/greatdeal. and see why millions have chosen fios over cable. >>> a presidential convoy was traveling through the streets of mexico city and as you can imagine police on motorcycles were leading this motorcade. take a look at what happened. >> whoa. >> oh. >> what the -- >> was he attacked? >> no. he was speeding down the street and forget there was a speed bump there. >> oh, my. >> that was -- >> speed bump sent the guy catapulting off his bike. >> he was going too fast leading this presidential convoy, hit the speed bump and goes flying. watch this again. >> oh, my good ness. >> good thing the guy who was second in line noticed what he hit and told everybody to slow down. >> people come to his aid. he gets up. his white shirt completely covered with dirt, with marks from the road. >> how embarrassing for him, though. he's the leader of the pack and the president's right behind, right. and then -- oops. >> it honestly looks like the spe

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everywhere, think again. >> hockey fans poured into the verizon center to catch professional action. the lockout, how is that possible? new at 11:00, an is under way in woman isict after a shot and killed. it happened in the 1800 block of avenue north east. the circumstances that led to gunfire are still unclear. >> big news for t-mobile customers. your carrier will be adding the starting next year. it is the fourth major carrier to add the smartphone. heart hockey fans, not the capitals but it is hockey night in washington. the tripbears made verizon center. >> it is welcome by nearby owners who have been losers in the lockout. jay korff is live with the of the action. >> everybody is thrilled tonight. been aitals' season has a bust due to the lockout. that did not stop fans from pouring into the verizon center to watch the sport they love it. >> there was an urgency in washington thursday night with the likes we have not seen in several months. hockey hungry fans wearing filled theerseys center for an evening of action. not can see -- they did come to see the capitals who not played he

verizon center and watch a product that you pay money to see. >> people are paying 50 cents on the dollar to see the wizards. >> that ain't money. >> martin -- i say if he can play, he should play. ever like rgiii and the knee but i digress. if he can go, he should go. we should see basketball players at the verizon center, not a bunch of guys who should not be in the league. wisdom martin, i'm done with you. last word? >> see you next week. >> merry christmas. happy new year. >> where is my gift? >> >>> thank you, guys. finally, according to reports, rob gert -- robert griffin iii has been cleared to play tomorrow. an update on his status tomorrow. thank you, rich dunn, have a wonderful holiday weekend. good night. good night. ♪ ♪ [ children laughing ] ♪ [ female announcer ] sometimes, if you wish hard enough, you get exactly what you want for christmas. welcome to christmas town: a busch gardens celebration. discover the wonder at christmastown.com.

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verizon wireless we try to do it day in and day out to avoid interruption in services. we try to put all this in place but in the event they do happen, we have those redundant systems i discussed earlier. weak route traffic from one side to another or from one switch to another and we test regularly to make sure they occur. and this is transparent to our customers. calls are being routed to another switch during these cross over tests. we have actually fleet of portable cell sites, these are cells that are on trucks or in trailers that are deployed, that actually are available within a market so we can deploy them in the cases of emergency so if the cet site actually goes out of service, we can deploy a september temporary cell site. we have these systems available for our emergency departments so if they need coverage in certain areas that are not covered very well, they can actually use those systems as well. so i did talk about the failure overcasts. i think this is the key portion of our industry, for our company. we want to make sure that we can take into account when these big

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your sports report. >>> this is the verizon sports desk with scott smith. >> when rg3 and the skins clash with that traditionally tough baltimore defense sunday, some of the names may be the same, but the numbers aren't so raven. for the first time in the better part of a decade baltimore's d is not a top 10 unite, not even a top 20 unit -- unit, not even a top 20 unit. ray lewis is back at practice but still out of games. terrell suggs is iffy, but with ed reed you always have to be wary. last week reed grabbed his fourth interception of the season against the steelers and the 61st of his careerful he's one of the best in the game and rg3 -- career. he's one of the best in the game and rg3 is quite aware of his talents. >> they've always had great personnel and then ed reed, he's the top of that defense and with ray lewis being out he is the leader of that defense. so he does a good job with everything. he covers a lot of ground. he tackles well. he's got good ball skills. you definitely have to be aware of where he's at. the burgundy and gold d has stepped up the last three games

, our verizon friends, and our pg&e friends, we're not going to count on when things get bad. steering some of this investment to independent providers we are not planning on depending on anybody. not only does that make easier for me keeping more things under my control, it makes things easier for them because they will have one less person calling them. even though it's all about cooperation, sometimes independence comes into the conversation. the last thing i would touch on is it's personal. by that i mean i know a lot of people in this room i can call and depend on if there's an emergency in san francisco. they know me, they know what i do, i saw them all the time, we know what our roles are. we had a little mini exercise about a month ago with a minor pipe break in san francisco where we exercised these relationships. i won't talk about all the meet and greet opportunities to get to know each other. i won't go into detail on all the areas, but we do work together on a lot of forums and it does come down to relationships in a lot of these areas of cooperation. >> thank yo

you. mr. angelus. >> for verizon wireless in northern california we have two separate offices, we have in walnut creek and also folsom near sacramento. we have another redundancy center in texas. we have it all across our infrastructure and also with our teams. >> thank you. we have one question in the back. >> yes, my question is regarding your ability to bring in repair equipment or crews to make repairs or back-up equipment in case your infrastructure is broken. i know they have that capability but in this area, you know, many roads, bridges would be damaged. do you have your own internal aviation capability or lift capability to bring in those repair equipment and crews or is that something that you would be looking to other organizations to provide that airlift capability? >> start with mr. johnson. >> yeah, we have some limited capability in terms of aircraft and on site helicopters in our outskirting area, but in terms of a major event in the san francisco bay area, we would be heavily focused on those folks who provide that service to us under contract. we do not have our own h

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barricaded the man inside his house. >> tracking your every move. verizon has new technology that records you inside your home. the idea? to caterer tv ads to your actions. some think it's creepy and crosses the line. jim rosenfield shows it how it would work. >> government contractor michelle peters watches on demand in southeast. she doesn't like the idea of being watched in her own living room. >> i just want to enjoy my show. i want to fall asleep in front of the couch and not worry about watching somebody fall asleep. >> that's exactly what verizon is working on according to this patent application. >> at least it's going to be clear. >> a dvr-type device designed to tailor ads based on what you're doing while you're watching tv. the device would detect thijs like curdling, aurging, exercising or even if a pet is in the room. and then add to it for things like romantic get aways, relationship counselors or flea treatments. >> i think it's an invasion of privacy. >> nbc technology points out we already allow our phones and our computers to track aspects of our activity. this i

with no annual contract. hurry. this holiday deal ends soon. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities go to verizon.com/greatdeal today. at 800-974-6006 tty/v. that's verizon.com/greatdeal. and see why millions have chosen fios over cable. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> good evening. i'm maurice did you boy. we begin in egypt where the chaos on the streets appears to have forced the president's hand. me has revoked last month's emergency decree giving up the power that essentially placed him above the law. but, he is insisting next saturday's referendum on a new constitution goes ahead as planned. alan pizzey is in cairo tonight. >> reporter: partial climb-down came after a day-long meeting that had been called for all parties that the opposition boycotted. it followed a dire warning from the military that anything other than dialogue among the political parties would "force us into a dark tunnel with disastrous consequences." butlet bickering is likely to go on. morsi still needs to form a workable coalition, says khalid fahmy, of the amer

scott smith now for an update on sports. >>> this is the verizon sports desk with scott smith. >> the skins lost the last two against the ravens. ray lewis and terrell suggs a big reason why. the duo racked up 28 tackles and two sacks. lewis is still out with a tricep tear, suggs a game time decision with a bicep tear. the redskins have their tone list of banged up bodies. london fletcher sat out practice today with an ankle injury. trent williams continues to nurse a deep thigh bruce and d'angelo hall has a boot. backup quarterback cedric griffin tested positive for adderall, a banned substance by the nfl that boosts concentration for those with add and adhd. >> absolutely disappointed, but like i said, nothing i can do about it. i can't sit there with him or anybody else in the locker room just like nobody else can. he'll probably have to deal with those consequences. >> as for robert griffin, iii, a piece of him is already off to canton in the pro football hall of fame. rg3 broke the nfl rookie quarterback rushing record monday night surpassing cam new ton. he now has 714 rushing y

know there is a lot of businesses and restaurants, bars around the verizon center and when the caps don't play, they take a beating. when they can't take in the revenue, they have to cut back on the hours employees are hire saided and -- hired and those employees take a beating. the verizon center transformed downtown, bringing many businesses and jobs to the area and they rely on the customers. >> they get hurt the most and -- they normally would be -- and on to christmas eve right now. >> reporter: preparations are underway for a big night. the staff is added, the kitchen is stocked and standard procedure for caps games except this season, there hasn't been any and tone's minor league hockey comes at the right time. >> absorter: a similar story outside of the verizon center. >> and that is about 60%. >> reporter: when the caps play some managers double their staffs. recently, able to do that. tonight, it's all hands-on deck. >> and they love the atmosphere and we try to provide that for them. >> reporter: over the years, this is a popular place for tourists and locals who are comi

deal ends soon. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities go to verizon.com/greatdeal today. at 800-974-6006 tty/v. that's verizon.com/greatdeal. and see why millions have chosen fios over cable. >>> it's foggy and 57 in central maryland right now. your complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. >>> protestors remain camped outside the presidential palace in cairo has president morsi refuses to have a vote on a new constitution. a massive rally is expected tomorrow. he refused to delay the vote because he said the constitution is essential for the demoek a si. >>> an elite u.s. special forces team rescues an american doctor abducted in afghanistan but loses one of its own in the process. he was freed 11 hours after his captored released two other staffers. the defense secretary now confirms a u.s. service member was killed in that operation. the colorado doctor will return home in a couple of days. >>> a small is plane carrying a popular singer has crashed in northern mexico. the aircraft was found in pieces over a mountainside. all six people on board are d

verizon center for customers with disabilities go to got2getfios.com. at 800-974-6006 tty/v. once you've got it, you get it. >>> i just told the guy i wouldn't do it. >> who you're seeing in this video is mike and the team from 1028 design. they're a design team who makes up band sets and what not. >> waiting for a suitcase of cash from a masked man hiring us. >> they're waiting for a masked man to show up with $36,000 cash as a deposit for these guys to make a custom projection mask deejay booth. >> what are you worried about? >> the guy had been skyping with them using a voice scrambler. they do not know the identity of the guy. >> i do not want to waste time. time is money for me. i want to make sure this is legitimate. >> get the money [ inaudible ]. >> the money will definitely make this legitimate. >> oh. this is creepy. >> they say this is legitimate. when i show up with the money, don't ask me any questions. don't talk. do not follow me. >> so the client is delivering the deposit. >> yes. >> in person. >> watch this. here's where the person shows up. >> oh, gosh. i am out

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